The Registrar of a college museum whom I know convinced the
crews from the local moving company, on contract to be the art
handlers, that she wanted them to wear gloves so that they
wouldn't get their hands dirty.
According to Eugene Dillenburg:
>
> A little humor for a Friday afternoon...
>
> I heard a story, possibly apochryphal, about a small historic house in Texas
> that had signs saying "After touching linens or pillows, WASH HANDS
> IMMEDIATELY with soap and water for five minutes.  AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES
> OR MOUTH."  Two visitors, after admiring the furnishings from a safe
> distance, asked the docent what kind of chemical preservative they used.
> The docent laughed and said, "None.  We just weren't having too much success
> with 'Please Do Not Touch' signs."
>
> And a merry weekend to all.
>
> -- Gene
>
>
>
> At 12:41  3/21/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >Dear Colleagues:
> >Thanks for your responses on temporary storage.
> >
> >New questions:
> >Does anyone know if there has been any research conducted on the
> >effectiveness of
> >"DO NOT TOUCH THE WORKS OF ART" signage?
> >
> >Has anyone seen changes in the behavior of visitors (that is less
> >touching of the works) as a result of the signs?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Jose
> >--
> >Jose A. Ortiz
> >Assistant Manager, The Cloisters
> >A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
> >http://www.metmuseum.org/htmlfile/calm_a/m_apg27.html
> >Tel. (212) 650-2289
> >
> >
>